Two-electron processes of desorption of a single ammonia molecule from Cu(1 0 0)

Surface Science

Volumn 593, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 122-132

  Lorente, N ^a,c   Pascual, J I ^b   Ueba, H ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anharmonic coupling; Chemisorption; Electron hole pair excitation; Inelastic electron tunneling; Scanning tunneling microscope; Surface chemical reaction; Vibrational excitation

Indexed keywords

CHEMISORPTION; DESORPTION; ELECTRON TUNNELING; ELECTRONS; ENERGY TRANSFER; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

ANHARMONIC COUPLINGS; ELECTRON-HOLE PAIR EXCITATION; INELASTIC ELECTRON TUNNELING; SURFACE CHEMICAL REACTION; VIBRATIONAL EXCITATION;

AMMONIA;

EID: 26444551207     PISSN: 00396028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2005.06.054     Document Type: Conference Paper

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